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What if Courts Considered Sincerity of “Religious Freedom” Litigants?

By Kara Loewentheil

…is troubles us on a practical, human level—it suggests that the apparently newfound commitment to officiating only cross-sex Christian marriages is really just a convenient mask for homophobia, and that the Knapps only discovered their newfound devotion when gay marriage became the law of their land. But there’s another reason it should trouble us—at least those of us with an interest in how the law deals with these questions—regardless of whether…

Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Patriarchal Christian Group

By Julie Ingersoll

…P) are more than isolated events—they shine a light on a darker side to Protestant fundamentalism that facilitates abuse. While distinctly different, these two “ministries” share elements that facilitated the abuse, and a growing number of “alumni” are raising concerns. Gothard has staffed the headquarters of his $95 million nonprofit with young home school volunteers, some of whom (now adults) recently started sharing stories of his behavior towa…

In the Trenches with the HRC, Working for Transgender Inclusion

By Rev. Erin K. Swenson

…ransgender employees. Recently they have developed the first of its kind research project: Trans-inclusive Health Insurance Research Initiative (THIRI), designed to remove barriers to health insurance coverage for people who are transgender and putting an end to benefits discrimination against transgender people. The work I’m most directly involved with is HRC’s groundbreaking effort to bring transgender awareness to congregations around the count…

Netanyahu’s Speech, Lane’s Trip, and the Impossibility of Boycotts

By Sarah Posner

…ns who uncritically support Israel—a movement from which, in the end, right-leaning pro-Israel American Jewish groups have a hard time disassociating themselves. Here at home, there are noises that House Democrats might (emphasis on the word might) boycott Netanyahu’s speech. Politico reported this morning that Democrats have privately (emphasis on the word privately) hinted that they might skip the speech. Politico also reported that Israel’s Amb…

The “Obamosque” Smears and the Money Fueling Them

By Sarah Posner

…Special Guests is also promoting the special guest of Scott Wheeler, a long-time operative of right-wing smear campaigns against Democratic candidates and office-holders. Wheeler is the executive director of the National Republican Trust PAC, which during the 2008 presidential campaign ran incendiary ads attempting to link Obama to terrorism. He’s a veteran of other efforts to conduct “investigative journalism” that is then used in campaigns to sp…

Close Encounters With Roy Moore

By Sarah Posner

…ing the IOTC’s First Friday gatherings, at which there was typically an out-of-town celebrity speaker (Moore’s was particularly well-attended, with a few hundred people in the audience), covering topics near and dear to the IOTC’s unorthodox view of the Constitution. The Constitution, they claim, is a divine document designed only to protect the rights conferred by God, not to create “new” rights by way of jurisprudence. For all you law school gra…

Rebranding the Mormons

By Joanna Brooks

…ts approach to missionary work away from the time-honored tradition of door-to-door tracting as growth rates flatline worldwide, in sharp contrast with sociologist Rodney Stark’s famous projection that there could be as many as 265 million Mormons by the late 21st century. Retention of members too is a major issue around the globe. How’s it working? Salon calls the campaign and its accompanying television adverts (running in Baton Rouge, Colorado…

Before Oprah, There Was the “Hour of Power”: Crystal Cathedral Pastor Robert H. Schuller Has Died

By Cathleen Falsani

…ge via Wiki Commons. Schuller’s congregation became the world’s first “walk-in-drive-in” church and soon thereafter, reportedly at the Rev. Billy Graham’s urging, he began broadcasting services from its sanctuary as Hour of Power. By 1975, with the program was airing in all 50 states and the local congregation booming, Schuller and his flock decided to build the Crystal Cathedral — the “first-ever all-glass church,” according to the web site. The…

Raelians Push White House for Alien Embassy to Save Humanity

By Joseph Laycock

…sastrous consequences of our bad decisions. Let’s build the embassy and welcome those who truly can help/save us. These comments demonstrate the plasticity of millennial hopes. A quarter century after the end of the Cold War, fears of nuclear annihilation have been superseded by fears of a global financial collapse and environmental devastation. Whether they believe the “Elohim” is God or a race of benevolent aliens, many still long for a new sacr…

Will Rand Paul Break the Religious Outreach Mold?

By Sarah Posner

…tion Act. The failing grade came from Maggie Gallagher, doyenne of the anti-marriage equality movement, writing for The Pulse 2016, a website run by the conservative advocacy group American Principles in Action. In her “Indiana Crisis Report Card,” Gallagher castigated Paul for being “unavailable for comment when the Indiana brouhaha broke,” adding that his call for a Great Awakening to a group of pastors was a wholly inadequate substitute for rea…